The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-14
CHRIST BEFORE PLATE,
PAINTED BY MI,NkAcsY.

TAINTED BY MC NkACSN.
The origiua picture Is one Of the
grsndcst ps'ntings that has been
given to the world in modem times
IL covers about twenty by thirty feet
u cervas, the figures al being il,
size Everyb ,dy is iamii'r with the
story. The scene is early morning in
lhe prI Drum or otii.i4i Z, -idtnco of
the Roman governor at Jerusalem
The picture is drawn from desCrlp
lions i'll the New Testament of the
appearance and trial OF Chtis
betore Plate 1t is there re-
ated that "When he was aceus scd
of the priests and elders, he ans wered
uuthlng." "Aud Plate answered and
said again unto them: What will ye
that shall do unto HIM whom We call
King of the Jews' and they cried out
again, cruelty himp In the ceutre of
the picture is the figure of tne
Saviour, with his hands bound. erect,
composed, gazing steadtastly on the
face of Plate Around ana behind
him crowd the rabble of Jerusalem,
some frantic, Others attracted by idle
curiosity, others apparently bent
merely on killing time. La the imme.
diate foreground is a Roman soldier
holding the mob in check with the
shaft OF bis spear. Pontius PLATE sits
rs the Representatives of CH lar on the
judgment throne Tie is modi ating
and is greatly perpit I'd. lie knows
nothing against turist, buS dare not
resist the clamor ot the people. On
/ ,he right OF Pila g. stands Caiaphas,
( The chief accuse, of Christ, with HE
/ arm extended t,"ard the excited
/ populace. The figure pressing tor
! ward in the croWd with npHtted arms
/ is "a ruilian OF the lowest type. lie is
shouting Cruelty Him Cruelty
Him" On the left of Plate sit two
elders, watching the proceedings
/ and Caiaphas sitting oil u bench, j. u
rich banker, looking on with CON
scmptuous curiosity. Near him is q
/ young rowdY, esning over the rail"
ing and scoiiiug III the face OF Jesus
/ purched on high stool by the side OF
the judgment seat and resting his head
against the wall is a scrib who views
the scene with an air OF weary indif
/ ference. A knot of old men l. seated
/ in All angle OF the room to the lett OF
the banker, They are apparently ar
guing Christs claim that he is the
promised Messiah. Consplcuously
raised above the heads of the crowd
is seen n young mother with Il beaui
full face, holding Il child i'll her arm,
and looking at Jesus with tenderness
and compassion. Through the whole
picture are groups of figures and faces
! retlectiug the different emotions hut
animate each indivio ual
TINS picture has been on exhibition
in the principal cities Of Europe and
is now being exhibited in America.
1t has been viewed by miliious OF peo
/ Pile and has created more sensAuob
throughout the entire civilized WorIu
han any other painting ever prOdU,
ed. In the city OF New ork il was
on exhibit IN several months and wus
/ seeu by huudreds of thousands OF peo
/ Pile. 1t was recently sold to John
| Wannamaker, of Philadelphia for
$l2O000 i'll cash.
Michael Won MunkaCsy, the painter
of this wonderful picture, was born
Ia 1874 In the fortress of of Munkacs
Ilugary. His parents died when he
WAS five years old, aud poor uncle
who TOOK charge of him apprentced
him to carpenter. Some students
at college where he was working
taught him to read and write. lie
took an especial interest in hi tory
aud poetry. His first ideas Of
painting were obtained from q
portrait painter, who Instructed
him in drawing and also
in literature. He soon began
to give drawing lessons himself His
first successful painting was that OF
the entire family of a tailor, for which
soon rs lie Was able he went 10 Wen
na and studied III the museums, His
FIRST artistic triumph was Tine Last
Day of a Man Cordemned.to Death"
and 1t established the universal fame
of the painter. 1t created a great
sensation et Paris and won him a
medal This picture was followed
by IAN Episode OF the Hungarian
War of lS49;;" the Night
otrollers;" the "Pawnbroker's Shop
and others, all OF which created great
int rest throughout Europe, and
Muukac5y's name, although he was
but thirty -one years of aye, soon flied
the entire artistic world
PHOTO-ETCHlNG.
A photo etching by the Manhattan
Art Company of this famous painting
is n fac simile of the original picture
and Is considered the most pertoc, re
production OF it that has ever been
offered for sale. The lights aud shade:
are faithfully portrayed. and the
beautiful life-like effects produced
by the original are preserved in this
copy. The retail price of this etchins
is 81, but The EXAMINER takes
pleasure IN announcing that it hr'
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